Press Archive
TREATMENT OF NON EEA FISHERS DISGRACEFUl & UNACCEPTABLE
Thu Apr 6, 2017 - 10:15 pm
Commenting on the revelations on RTE Prime Time tonight in relation to non-EEA fishers, Senator Ged Nash said:"The treatment of the non-EEA fishers as highlighted in tonight’s RTE Prime Time program...GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS ON PRECARIOUS WORK MUST COMPLY WITH LETTER & SPIRIT OF UL RECOMMENDATIONS
Wed Mar 29, 2017 - 03:09 pm
Senator Ged Nash has said that legislation from government on precarious work must comply with ‘the letter and spirit’ of the University of Limerick proposals he published in government. Governme...BREXIT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NEEDED FOR AT RISK SECTORS
Mon Mar 27, 2017 - 04:04 pm
With just days to go until the UK triggers Article 50, Labour Louth Senator Ged Nash has called for an Early Warning System to be introduced to help protect Irish workers and industries that are vulne...IMPORTANT WIN AND A LANDMARK ON ROAD TO JUSTICE FOR CLERYS WORKERS
Tue Mar 21, 2017 - 09:48 am
Labour Party spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers' Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has paid tribute to the Dublin Lord Mayor, Brendan Carr, and the SIPTU Trade Union for securing a deal with the new C...GOVERNMENT BENDING THE KNEE TO BRITAIN ON FISHING RIGHTS
Thu Mar 9, 2017 - 02:26 pm
Labour Senator Ged Nash has claimed that the Government is ‘bending the knee’ to Britain with rushed and unnecessary legislation to give legal effect to a 60 year old ‘voisinage agreement’ whi...GOVERNMENT FAILING TO MEET COMMITMENTS TO FORMER CLERYS WORKERS
Thu Mar 2, 2017 - 01:47 pm
Over a year since the Company Law Review Group was asked to provide a report on preventing another Clerys type insolvency, Labour spokesperson on Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, said today that the ...NASH BILL TO PROVIDE FOR LONG OVERDUE APOLOGY
Tue Jan 31, 2017 - 10:35 am
A Labour Party Bill to have the State exonerate and apologise to gay men historically convicted of sexual offences will be debated in the Seanad on Wednesday afternoon.The Conviction for Certain Sexua...SPECIAL STATUS AND DEDICATED FUNDING NEEDED FOR BORDER COUNTIES
Wed Jan 18, 2017 - 01:33 pm
Louth Labour Senator Ged Nash says the immediate and unique challenges posed by Brexit for businesses and retailers in the Border Counties need to be taken more seriously by Government.It follows Prim...YOUTH RATE FOR MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD BE SCRAPPED
Wed Jan 18, 2017 - 10:51 am
Senator Ged Nash has said that the youth rate (sub-minima rate) for National Minimum wage should be scrapped.He was responding to the publication of a report by the Low Pay Commission on the issue.He ...Statement by Senator Ged Nash on the passing of Ken Whitaker
Tue Jan 10, 2017 - 10:26 am
Ken Whitaker will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.I had the singular honour of being invited to speak at his 98th birthday celebrations just two short years ago. His contribution...HALLIGAN CAN'T BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY ON LOW PAY
Fri Jan 6, 2017 - 12:00 pm
Labour spokesperson on workers rights, Senator Ged Nash has said it is time Independent Ministers were judged on their actions and not their entertainment value. Senator Nash said:"It is time John Hal...NO NEW YEAR CHEER FOR LOW PAID WITH DERISORY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
Fri Dec 30, 2016 - 01:20 pm
There will be no New Year cheer for Ireland's lowest paid workers with the derisory 10 cent per hour increase to the National Minimum Wage which will take effect on New Year's Day, according to Labour...NASH BILL TO PROVIDE FOR LONG OVERDUE APOLOGY
Tue Dec 6, 2016 - 12:01 pm
Labour spokesperson on Equality, Senator Ged Nash, will today introduce a Bill to the Seanad that seeks to have the state recognise the need to exonerate and apologise to gay men who were convicted of...MORE MUST BE DONE TO TACKLE THE GENDER-PAY GAP - NASH
Thu Nov 17, 2016 - 11:47 am
Speaking after the publication of Morgan McKinley’s Gender Pay Gap Ireland 2016 report Ged Nash, Labour Spokesperson on Equality and Labour Affairs has expressed his concern that the gender pay gap ...LABOUR’S UNCERTAIN HOURS BILL PASSES IN SEANAD
Wed Nov 16, 2016 - 02:06 pm
The Labour Party’s Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill has passed Second Stage in the Seanad.The Bill, which was drafted and tabled by Senator Ged Nash seeks to provide workers on “If ...